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Seabirds found dead in New Zealand in 1967

  • Publication Type

    Journal Article

  • Publication Year

    1977

  • Author(s)

    D.E. Crockett

  • Journal Name

    Notornis

  • Volume, Issue

    24, 4

  • Pagination

    239-245

  • Article Type

    Paper

  • DOI

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Seabirds found dead in New Zealand in 1967

Notornis, 24 (4), 239-245

D.E. Crockett (1977)

Article Type: Paper

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During 1967, 1 137 kilometres of coast were patrolled by 38 members of the Ornithological Society of New Zealand and 2 228 dead seabirds were found. Localized wrecks of blue penguins (Eudyptula minor), fairy prions (Pachyptila turtur) and sooty shearwaters (Puffinus griseus) were recorded. Meterological evidence shows that these wrecks coincided with unusually severe weather conditions.